Identity Friend

Social identity is your sense of who you are, including what food you like, where you are from, what activities you do, and more! This activity will help you understand and display your social identity in a fun, creative way.

Materials

Time Estimated:

15 minutes

Directions: 

  1. Gather all your materials.

  2. Read the questions surrounding the person and think about or write down your answers to them.

  3. Once you have your answers, draw, color, and create your person according to your identity. Use the questions and your answers to help you form a picture of your identity (ex: If you play soccer, you can draw a soccer ball).

  4. When you’re done, show off your creation to your friends and loved ones!

Think Like a Scientist!

  1. What parts of your identity are most important to you?

  2. What parts of your identity are similar to or different from your family? What about your friends?

  3. How has where you live affected your identity?

  4. Which parts of your identity do you think will always stay the same? Which parts do you think could change over time?

  5. Did you learn anything new from creating your person?

How Does it Work? 

In this activity, you examined your social identity. Your identity is important because it shapes how you interact with other people and yourself. Social identity is how you see yourself, and this develops through interactions with friends, family and your environment. Your environment could be where you live, what school you attend, and the activities you participate in. For example, if you are from California, that’s part of your identity!

Further Exploration: 

Lots of different things can shape your identity, but it may not always be the same over time. If you played soccer when you were younger, you may see yourself as a soccer player, but if you grow up and start a rock band, you will then see yourself as a rockstar. Even though you see yourself one way, other people may see themselves differently. For instance, a person’s gender identity (girls, boys, non-binary, etc.) shapes their experiences, how they see themselves, and how others see them.

Anticipated Concerns

Students may struggle to understand what constitutes an identity, and may have difficulty connecting their interests/likes with an identity.

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